According to the Medical journal of Australia; 80% of Australians will experience low back pain at some stage throughout their life. And worse still 10% of Australians will experience significant disability resulting from low back pain. Low back pain is experienced in such great proportions it is an epidemic which has spread throughout most western countries. If low back pain was a medical disease it would be labelled a pandemic.

However the good news is that Low back pain can in most cases be prevented. Our static lifestyles and prolonged sitting contribute immensely to pain felt in the low back. The exciting news is that there is so much you can do using specific exercises to reduce pain; or prevent your low back ever being a problem!

As exercise physiologists we assess and design individualized exercise programs to reduce back pain. The following videos are examples of the types of exercise you can do to reduce your low back pain: